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Book Cover

Using any medium you wish, and keeping in mind the tones and theme of the book, create a new book cover for How Beautiful We Were.

Movie Cast

Imagine you are a casting director in charge of assigning real-life actors and actresses to the major and minor roles of the characters in How Beautiful We Were. Share your casting lists with your classmates.

Movie Poster

Using any medium you wish, create a movie poster with the purpose of promoting a film based on How Beautiful We Were. Share your poster with your classmates.

Soundtrack

Keeping in mind the tone, themes, time period, and geographical settings of How Beautiful We Were, create a list of at least ten pieces of music that you think would make a good accompaniment to the novel.

Portrait of Thula

Drawing on Mbue's descriptions, create a portrait of Thula using any medium...

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